Lightning Is the Only Way

Aion turned to Gravis with a grin. "I have decided!" he said proudly. "It is now allowed to exchange Magic-Stones for Mission Points," he said, and Gravis released a sigh of relief. With this, he could buy several of those expensive pills that strengthened the body. With that, his body would no longer be useless in an actual fight.

"But," said Aion loudly. "I need to be fair to Cerb. He is working hard to exchange the gold for Magic-Stones, so I need to give others some kind of restriction. So, I have decided that you are required to regain your wealth by yourself."

Gravis furrowed his brows. "What do you mean?"

Aion put his hands on his hips with pride. "Simple! If you exchange 1,000 Magic-Stones for Mission Points, you need to regain those 1,000 Magic-Stones by yourself. After the exchange, you are required to reach the same amount of wealth three months later and show it to me! If you don't manage, you will lose half of your Mission Points!"

Gravis raised an eyebrow. "Why, though? Are you sure that this is a good way?" he asked confusedly. In Gravis' mind, this rule made absolutely no sense. To him, it seemed like the rule only existed to make the lives of the exchangers harder. What was even the point of that?

"Shut up! I decided, and that's how it is now," said Aion as he pointed at Gravis. "I am the branch manager, and you need to follow what I say!"

Gravis could only sigh and roll his eyes. The rule seemed senseless, and Aion, apparently, didn't accept any counterarguments. 'Well, it doesn't matter. Heaven probably won't allow me to stay in the Heaven Sect for much longer.' In three months, Gravis would probably already be fleeing all around the Middle-Continent. Not only from other guilds but also from the Heaven Sect. This restriction might as well not exist for him.

"Alright. I want to exchange these Magic-Stones," Gravis said, as he handed the sack of Energy Stones, which he had gotten from Wendy, to Aion.

Aion looked through the sack, and his eyes widened. "Man, that's a lot of Magic-Stones," he said in surprise. "Are you sure you can regain that in three months?"

to regain all this," Gravis said. Obviously, he was lying through his teeth. Heaven wouldn't even throw any

of taking risks. As long as we believe in Heaven, everything will turn out fine. Alright, let me count

that's 1,628 Magic-Stones, which comes to 16,280 Mission Points. Together with the reward for your mission and your leftover Mission Points, you have something like 19,500 Mission Points. Damn, that's a lot of Mission Points, but what else could I expect from

Gravis heard the exact number of Energy Stones, he sighed. He had decided to trade all of them, but it was still hard for him to give away something that could increase his Realm

if he were to absorb all of those and concluded that he would nearly reach the ninth level of Energy Gathering. He would only be missing about 20% of the Energy requirement. If Gravis reached the

felt a slight sting when he thought about the strength he had just lost, even though he knew that it was for the best. He could never allow for his battle strength advantage to be lost! His goal was not survival, but

take a look at the exchange list?"

a small booklet on the table. "Knock yourself out," he said as he walked to his balcony. He sat back down in his chair and continued relaxing. Meanwhile, Gravis took a look through the exchange list. He had to find the best

the strength of specific organs. Some pills increased physical strength overall. Some

Realm could still train their bodies, but the growth of the body's power was dozens of times slower than the growth of the Energy's power. That was why no

third level of Energy Gathering, they would probably have to spend around 150 Energy Stones. That might sound not as over the top as one thought, but one shouldn't forget about how few Energy Stones one needed to get to the third level of Energy Gathering. Going from the first level to the third level only needed 8+16

of pills over the next couple of minutes until he noticed

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the price was so high, but now, he was very close to being able to afford it. He read through the description, and his eyes sparkled with motivation. This was perfect for

body to create a newer, stronger one. The description was simple, but the simple description showed the pill's power when it was

still relaxing

is it?" asked Aion, not turning towards